[This is the strangest thing. All of this. The last time he was in this room, he came out bleeding and bruised, and he was fine with that. This time, he's being treated with kindness, not just respect but kindness, even understanding, and he's far less okay with that.]
[Ultimately it's a foregone conclusion, though. The other thing that happened last time he was here is that some switch flipped and he gave Zane his trust. It hasn't been betrayed yet, and Zane knows what happens when trust is betrayed. They both do.]
[His stomach is sour and his mouth tastes like something died in it, but he nods again anyway.]
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[Ultimately it's a foregone conclusion, though. The other thing that happened last time he was here is that some switch flipped and he gave Zane his trust. It hasn't been betrayed yet, and Zane knows what happens when trust is betrayed. They both do.]
[His stomach is sour and his mouth tastes like something died in it, but he nods again anyway.]
I trust you.